Musical Revue

Musical Revue is a live album featuring Prince Far I and Suns of Arqa released on ROIR Europe in 1988.[1] The album was produced by Phil Rainford and features a live recording of Prince Far I with Suns of Arqa at Band on the Wall in Manchester on 7 December 1982.[1]

Musical Revue
Live album by
Released1988
RecordedBand on the Wall, Manchester, England, 7 December 1982
GenreReggae
Length49:50
LabelROIR Europe A-161
ProducerPhil Rainford
Suns of Arqa chronology
Revenge of the Mozabites
(1980)
Musical Revue
(1988)
Wadada Magic
(1983)

The sound is fairly rough with Suns of Arqa low in the mix and Prince Far I a little too close. There is much dub mixing, delays, reverbs, and repeats flying left and right, and the music appears improvised in places. The music here is more complex than reggae, sometimes moving towards variations on jazz/highlife (e.g. "Brujo Magic").[2]

This album captured Prince Far I's last concert. He was murdered in Kingston, Jamaica in 1983.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Steppin' To The Music" – 1:33
  2. "Throw Away Your Guns" – 10:15
  3. "Brujo Magic" – 6:15
  4. "Version Galore" – 5:36
  5. "83 Struggle" – 7:48
  6. "Trancedance Music" – 4:34
  7. "Foggy Road" – 4:56
  8. "What You Gonna Do On The Judgement Day" – 8:53

Personnel

Prince Far I - Vocals
Helen Watson - Vocals
Marcel King - Lead Vocal on 'Version Galore', Backing Vocals
Snuff - Drums
Danny Sheals - Drums
Spliff - Bass
Wayne Worm - Bass
Michael Wadada - Rhythm Guitar
Mustaphafakir - Lead Guitar
Anton Behrendt - Keyboards
Tony Trundel - Fiddle
Marek Miczyk - Violin
Brian Jones - Saxophone
Prince Hammer - MC
Keshav Sathe - Tabla

References

  1. "Prince Far I With Suns Of Arqa - Musical Revue (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  2. "Prince Far I - Musical Revue CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
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